BOOK OF MORMON STUDIES

This site is devoted to detailed
explorations of the Book of Mormon
and related topics.

 

Main Menu

• Book of Mormon Parallels
  Parallels with the Bible, Roman history, and other sources
• Book of Mormon Geography
  Interpretations and a new solution, including Maps
• The Revised Book of Mormon
  Internal evidence that the original manuscript was altered
  
• Seer and Translator
  Joseph Smith's other writings,
  including the Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar
• Doctrinal Parallels
  Theology, cosmology, high priesthood, and temple rites
• Book of Mormon Authorship
  Weighing the evidence, including parallels with the Spalding manuscript
• Indian Origins
  Theories and speculation
• Recent Defenses of the Book of Mormon
  A look at FARMS research
• Evidence from the Book of Mormon Manuscript
  Dictated or copied? What the evidence shows.
• Finding the Bible in the Book of Mormon
  Biblical phrases abound in the Book of Mormon
• Joseph Smith's Visions
  A comparison of accounts by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery

Bibliographies can be found at the end of each document.

Spalding Studies

• The Manuscript Story
  Full text of Solomon Spalding's manuscript
• Statements of Witnesses
  As originally published by E. D. Howe
• Matilda Spalding Revisited
  Is she a credible witness?
• Another Spalding Fragment
  Proof that Sidney Rigdon possessed a Spalding manuscript
• Solomon Spalding and Revisionist History
  The removal of Spalding from Mormon history
• Spalding Authorship Page
  Author: Dale Broadhurst
  Spalding/Book of Mormon textual parallels,
  plus an important study of unique word parallels
• Sidney Rigdon: Creating the Book of Mormon
  Author: Craig Criddle
  Evidence of Rigdon's involvement with the Book of Mormon manuscript
• Early American Influences on the Book of Mormon
  Author: Thomas Donofrio
  Historical and religious sources
• Quakers and Ammonites
  More Warren parallels
• Alma 42 and the Atonement
  Anselm's interpretation of the atonement in the Book of Mormon
• Spalding Notes
  Vocabulary similarities between the Spalding MS and the Egyptian Alphabet & Grammar
  Name construction in the Spalding MS compared to the Book of Mormon
• Book Reviews
  The Spalding Enigma
  Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon
  They Lie in Wait to Deceive (Off-site review by Dale Broadhurst)

Useful Sites

• The Spalding Studies Library
  A compilation of historical statements in the Spalding debate
• Mormon Classics
  A directory of texts and newspaper articles available on the Internet
• Book of Mormon Research Page
  Full text of View of the Hebrews, 1830 Book of Mormon, and Book of Commandments
• Search the Book of Mormon
  This site supports simple and proximity searches for words and phrases

Ted Chandler